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Kenning
/ˈkɛnɪŋ/
To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
📖 Definitions of "Kenning"
verb
- 1
To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
verb
- 1
To know, perceive or understand.
- 2
To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.
noun
- 1
Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.
- 2
The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.
- 3
As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.
"put in a kenning of salt"
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